Amatlan (Mdz16r)

The locative -tlan is clear from the gloss. The amatl [or āmatl), showing vowel length] called amate in contemporary Mexican Spanish, of the codices was often whitewashed before it was painted. In the tribute lists, such as on folio 23 verso, a roll of paper much like this is said to be paper native to Mexico, and therefore amatl, not European paper. A fresh white piece of paper might have been perceived as "new," like a blank slate in European culture, and this may be what is behind the visual representation of yancuic ("new"), seen elsewhere in this database.